Subdue Fungicide

[greenthumbnails]

Hello, 
 Can anyone tell me where to get Subdue Fungicide at a more affordable price than $200-$300 per quart?  I had the bad experience of purchasing a changeable water lily from an ponding online store that sent me a specimen with crown rot.  Being new to ponding I did not recognize the "rank" smell of the plant (when I took it out of the bag) as being the first indication that something was amiss.  Also, I did not realize that healthy roots should be white, not dark brown/black.  I had assumed that this was supposed to be the way they were and when the plant died a couple of weeks later I thought that maybe I had done something wrong.  It took me about a month to figure out what it really was.  Had I know earlier I would have made a complaint sooner and requested an exchange.

  So, now I have decided that I should soak all new specimens in Subdue fungicide for 2 hours (if bare root) like various "experts" suggest if I am concerned about this happening again.  Problem is that this stuff is not sold in local big box stores and it seems to be very expensive.  Any ideas? 

[Pa Nancy]

WELCOME greenthumbnails.

Sounds like the " experts " have more money than us regular ponders. I've been on these boards a long time and have never heard of the stuff.

I've heard of ponders using very small doses of bleach and water to kill parasites that may be introduced to a pond. I have also heard of using a very small dose of PP ( Potasium Permangenate) for the same purpose.

I think your experience is fairly rare to happen, and wouldn't justify paying that much for a fungicide. And if the lily was already smelly and brown the fungicide wouldn't of helped anyways. The plant was already dead. 

[greenthumbnails]

Thanks for the post.  Seems like no one else has a response on this one  , so I think I will look into the PP as I have heard of this before too.  I just need to find a source for that too.  It also seems to be fairly pricey though, but can be bought in smaller quantities to lessen the cost.